I Hate You--Don't Leave Me

I Hate You-- Don't Leave Me

UNDERSTANDING THE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED

Jerold J. Kreisman, MD, and Hal Straus

A Perigee Book

"I Hate You--Don't Leave Me was the first book to introduce BPD to the public. We are all indebted to Dr. Kreisman for his pioneering efforts to raise awareness of this painful mental disorder. As research and treatment have advanced so much since then, we welcome this needed update to what is now a classic text."

--Valerie Porr, MA, president and founder of Treatment and Research Advancements National Association for Personality Disorder, and author of Overcoming BPD

"Dr. Kreisman and Hal Straus have thoroughly revised their twenty year classic to include the latest advances in therapies and medications while retaining the rich, easy-to-read style of the first edition. Real-life case studies and the extensive list of references illuminate our under standing of borderline personality not only for the general public but for professionals as well. This book belongs on the bookshelf of patients, their friends and family, and for all those who help in their healing."

--Randi Kreger, author of Stop Walking on Eggshells and The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder

I Hate You-- Don't Leave Me

UNDERSTANDING THE BORDERLINE PERSONALITY

COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED

Jerold J. Kreisman, MD, and Hal Straus

A Perigee Book

A PERIGEE BOOK Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, USA Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) Penguin Books Ltd., 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England Penguin Group Ireland, 25 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd.) Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty. Ltd.) Penguin Books India Pvt. Ltd., 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi--110 017, India Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty.) Ltd., 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa Penguin Books Ltd., Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kreisman, Jerold J. (Jerold Jay)

I hate you--don't leave me : understanding the borderline personality / Jerold J. Kreisman

and Hal Straus.-- Rev. and updated.

p. cm.

"A Perigee book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-101-44168-2

1. Borderline personality disorder. I. Straus, Hal. II. Title.

RC569.5.B67K74 2010

616.85'852--dc22

2010029714

Disclaimer: The information in this book is true and correct to the best of our knowledge. The book is intended only as a general guide to a specific type of personality disorder and is not intended as a replace ment for sound medical advice or services from the individual reader's personal physician. The stories that begin many chapters, and other case history material throughout the book, have been developed from composites of several people and do not represent any actual person, living or dead. Any resemblance to any actual person is unintentional and purely coincidental. All recommendations herein are made without guarantees by the authors or publisher. The authors and the publisher disclaim all liability, direct or con sequential, in connection with the use of any information or suggestion in this book.

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